Retail Focus

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The winners and highly commended entries will be announced at a unique awards ceremony to be held at Proud Embankment on 14th October 2021. The 2021 shortlist can be viewed in our official launch video below or keep scrolling to view a breakdown of our shortlisted entries for the 2021 event. Wembley Park Market.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Purple Innovation , the digitally native mattress brand, has hired Keira Krausz as its Chief Marketing Officer following the departure of Patrice Varni, who joined the company in June 2021 as Chief Marketing and Digital Officer. From 2013 to 2019, Krausz worked with Nutrisystem as the company’s EVP and Chief Marketing Officer.

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JULY 15, 2024

Achieving this level of personalization and marketing effectiveness is difficult given the range of Fender’s channels and customer touch points. Evolving from Channel-Specific to Customer-First Marketing Fender has the advantage of being a well-known, respected and trusted brand; that itself is a powerful marketing lever.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 23, 2023

Digital marketing is a constantly evolving field — and new trends often emerge due to changes in consumer behavior and technology. Brands that adapt quickly to these changes are more likely to be effective in their marketing efforts. Here are five digital marketing trends that brands should pay attention to in 2023: 1.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 23, 2021

This year, the publications expanded nominations to include all roles and job functions in the retail ecosystem — from ecommerce and marketing to innovation and store design. The 2021 winners of Retail TouchPoints’ and design:retail ’s 40 Under 40 are: Liz Aiello , Senior Associate , MG2. Mia Croft , Creative Director , Native.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

With port delays, extended delivery times and increased consumer demand, what can retailers do to salvage the 2021 holiday season? After retailers finalize all inventory shipments and secure holiday storage, it’s time to implement a strong integrated digital marketing strategy. What is an integrated digital marketing campaign?

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

The retail market changed drastically over the past year, as people transitioned to more online shopping due to restrictions and safety concerns stemming from COVID-19. In 2021, color and design trends will help create retail environments that aid in customers’ confidence in the stores they shop in and their overall experience.

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Retail TouchPoints

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Manhattan’s Fairway Market grocery chain has partnered with Instacart to develop a new convenience-focused service called Fairway Now that will offer delivery of last-minute grocery items and household essentials in as fast as 30 minutes. Fairway Market is a trademark of the retailer-owned supermarket cooperative Wakefern Food Corp.

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Retail TouchPoints

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

has hired James Reath, former SVP of Marketing at Bed Bath & Beyond , as its new Chief Marketing Officer. Reath will manage overall marketing strategy, brand, consumer, creative, media, CRM and digital commerce for the company, which operates the DXL Big + Tall and Casual Male XL brands. Destination XL Group, Inc.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

So what are the customer experience and commerce trends that will continue, or become more fully realized, in 2021? In 2021, omnichannel excellence will continue to become an essential point of differentiation, particularly for those retailers that don’t own their category. These are four with staying power: 1. Voice commerce.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Entering 2021, retailers are still looking to beef up their ecommerce strategy to get this trend to stick. This, coupled with the rise of social commerce, has indicated major potential for retailers to adopt social advertising into their marketing mix. In fact, Smartly.io In fact, Smartly.io We’re Less Engaged — But Still Scrolling.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 18, 2023

billion in sales in 2021. Retailers can bring loyalty programs to the next level by adding proximity marketing based on in-store location throughout the journey. These solutions allow retailers to target their customers and market them individually, all in real time.

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 15, 2021

The first-ever all-digital CES 2021 welcomed 2,000 exhibitors that unveiled next-gen innovations across a variety of sectors, including almost 700 startups from 37 countries. New companies exhibiting at CES 2021 included ASUS, BioIntelliSense, Bose, Sono Motors and Volvo Penta. Maverick Carter, CEO of The Springhill Co.;

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Inside Retail

DECEMBER 12, 2021

New social media platforms and trends emerge as 2021 closes in. If your business is using social media, it’s imperative to keep tabs on the ongoing and forthcoming trends to weave them into your marketing. Let’s take a deep dive into how social media will transform the marketing practices in the year ahead. Bite-sized content.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 13, 2023

For example, 16% of consumers purchased natural wine in 2021 and sparkling wines are also rising in popularity. Wine marketers have an exciting opportunity to identify ways to educate new consumer segments, show up in key commerce channels and drive marketing ROI. The key is to avoid early mass media investment.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The holiday 2020 surge in ecommerce caused digital headaches as shoppers contended with slow or unresponsive web sites, and retailers can’t afford a repeat in 2021. The 2021 holiday season will mark a golden opportunity for retailers to get a head start on this process by directly gathering data from customers during a high traffic period. “

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

After a successful trial period Woolworths is opening its online marketplace offering, Everyday Market, nationwide starting today. We’re starting out with a small group of partners and it really is just the beginning,” said Everyday Market general manager Lance Eerhard. “We

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Inside Retail

OCTOBER 5, 2023

To achieve this target, the Copenhagen-based company will increase investments in brand desirability and the store network with a refreshed marketing strategy and elevated in-store experience. The post Pandora aims to become full jewellery brand in affordable luxury market appeared first on Inside Retail Australia.

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Tokinomo

APRIL 13, 2021

Retail is changing as we speak. COVID-19, the iceberg that hit the whole retail industry is slowly (too slowly) melting away, but its effects will continue to impact this industry for many years.

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Inside Retail

JUNE 11, 2024

Swales currently serves Super Retail Group’s non-executive director and CEO of Fonterra’s global markets. “In her three years on the board, Judith has played an important role in board and committee deliberations, providing a future-focused perspective based on market and customer trends.”

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 4, 2023

Micro markets are one of the key self-service options that are becoming increasingly popular in airports. Micro markets also offer simple and secure payment options, allowing tourists to pay with their credit card and not have to worry about taking out or exchanging cash. Before relocating to Hunt Valley, Md.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 25, 2022

Between inflation, increased marketing costs — especially paid ads — seasonal shipping costs surcharges and potential supply chain disruptions, finding every last opportunity to increase profits during the busiest time of the year is critical for brands. Focus on key automation. Greg Zakowicz is a Senior Ecommerce Expert at Omnisend.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 18, 2022

Even though it has not been around for very long, it’s created such a long-lasting impact in its short lifespan that it will be transformative for the ecommerce market in the years to come. The explosion of NFTs over the last two years has been significant, and the market has seen about a 10X growth. The Impact of NFTs on Brands.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 28, 2022

But, as a company statement pointed out, market conditions have shifted dramatically in the last six months. We have now completed a thorough review of Boots and No7 Beauty Company, with the outcome reflecting rapidly evolving and challenging financial market conditions beyond our control,” said Rosalind Brewer WBA CEO in the statement. “It

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 26, 2021

Tommy Hilfiger has appointed Alegra O’Hare as Chief Marketing Officer of Tommy Hilfiger Global, effective April 12, 2021. In this role, O’Hare will develop and execute global marketing strategies to reach and engage existing and upcoming generations of Tommy Hilfiger consumers.

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 5, 2022

Spring 2022 holidays will see a return closer to pre-pandemic normalcy than 2021, according to the Spring Holidays 2022 report from Information Resources, Inc. More than 25% of consumers report that they’ll exceed last year’s Easter or Passover grocery spending.

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Retail TouchPoints

AUGUST 30, 2021

Retail rode strong into Q2 2021 as shoppers returned to stores even as digital sales remained elevated. in Q2 2021 while its digital comparable sales grew 10% , building on the 195% growth achieved in 2020. Target’s Store-Based Fulfillment Model Drives Convenience. Target’s physical comparable sales grew 8.9%

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Retail TouchPoints

JANUARY 11, 2021

Even with new vaccines potentially coming on the market in the months ahead, it’s likely the trends we’ve seen in 2020 will continue into 2021. Real-time data is the key for 2021. There’s no time like the present to reap the rewards of D2C marketing. Tom Treanor is the Chief Marketing Officer for Treasure Data.

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Retail TouchPoints

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The new year is here; however, the market challenges of 2022 didn’t evaporate with the turning of the calendar. The good news is that retailers can use this time of market instability to double down on their online stores. Excellent customer service can go a long way in promoting organic marketing and repeat customers.

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 7, 2024

“Aside from Anta, we found Mengniu Dairy, BYD and Vivo to be top-mentioned Chinese brands riding the Olympic buzz off Chinese social media,” Allison Malmsten, Daxue Consulting’s marketing and public research director, told Inside Retail. Meanwhile, back in their home market, Chagee uses Olympians to advertise.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

The brand is working to “make sure we are in tune with local markets and the operating dynamics that we’re working with today,” according to CFO Jane Nielsen. An emphasis on retail operations also would build on the subscription rental service the brand launched earlier in 2021. Revenue grew 26% to $1.5

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Inside Retail

AUGUST 23, 2022

Once the deal is finalised, 287 stores across the three Asian markets will be added to DPE’s store network. per cent on the 2021 year due to “a rapid change in sales in Japan, following the lifting of a State of Emergency in the first half of the year, combined with foreign exchange headwinds”. million (or 59.4

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 3, 2023

Build-A-Bear Workshop has appointed Julia Fitzgerald as its new Chief Marketing Officer with the goal of further driving the company’s profitable growth through the “strategic evolution of the company and monetization of the powerful brand equity.” The company also generates 10 billion media impressions annually.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 22, 2021

31, 2021, reached $2.3 However, while Alber acknowledged the role ecommerce played in making up for slow brick-and-mortar sales, she still expects the store to be a key component of the retailer’s 2021 success. Revenue in Q4 2020, which ended Jan. billion , up 25.7% year-over-year.

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Inside Retail

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

While Rolex is an internationally recognised brand, Bucherer isn’t as well known outside of Europe and the US, and operates in a highly homogenised luxury and jewellery retail market. “I It’s driving customers into a dark secondary market, where they risk buying a lemon, or, worse, a fake,” he stressed.

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